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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Women</strong>CHAPTER ONE‘Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,’grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.‘It’s so dreadful to be poor!’ sighed Meg, looking downat her old dress.‘I don’t think it’s fair for some girls to have plenty ofpretty things, and other girls nothing at all,’ added littleAmy, with an injured sniff.‘We’ve got Father and Mother, and each other,’ saidBeth contentedly from her corner.The four young faces on which the firelight shonebrightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Josaid sadly, ‘We haven’t got Father, and shall not have himfor a long time.’ She didn’t say ‘perhaps never,’ but eachsilently added it, thinking of Father far away, where thefighting was.Nobody spoke for a minute; then Meg said in analtered tone, ‘You know the reason Mother proposed nothaving any presents this Christmas was because it is goingto be a hard winter for everyone; and she thinks we oughtnot to spend money for pleasure, when our men aresuffering so in the army. We can’t do much, but we canmake our little sacrifices, and ought to do it gladly. But I2 of 861

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